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Republic Day special: Ten most popular patriotic songs (watch videos)

New Delhi: The buzz of US President Barack Obama gracing the National Republic Day ceremony in the country is on.And just to add a bit of fervour in the buzz, we present you the ever-so-patriotic

Mere desh ki dharti (Upkar, 1967)
The song reminding us of the greatness of our Mother India was sung by Mahendra Kapoor. Kalayanji-Anandji composed music and the song was written by Prem Dhawan, Qamar, Indeevar & Gulshan Bawra collectively. The film starring Manoj Kumar, Prem Chopra and Asha Parekh became a superhit at the box office.

Hai preet jaha ki reet sada (Purab Aur Pachhim, 1970)
The film starring Ashok KumaR, Manoj Kumar and Saira Banu makes us extremely proud of our Indian culture. One song that says it all about the our traditions is ‘Hai preet jaha ki reet sada'. Indeevar penned down the lyrics and Mahendra Kapoor vocalized it under the musical direction of Kalyanji-Anandji.   

Bharat humko jaan se pyara hai (Roja, 1992)
The album was debut of musical maestro A.R.Rahman. The song was written by P.K.Mishra and sung by Hariharan and various other artists as chorus.    

           

Maa tujhe salaam (Vande Matram, 1997)
Vande Matram by A.R. Rahman is the largest selling non-film album. The song Maa Tujhe Salaam instills a sense of pride and love for our ‘Bharat Maa' in the most innocent way. Lyrics written by Mehboob were composed and vocalized by A.R. Rahman.

Chak de India (Chak De India, 2007)
The movie starring Shah Rukh Khan as a women hockey team coach had  a patriotic sense and the title track added a flavour to that. in the voice of Sukhwinder and Salim, the song was composed by musical brothers Salim-Sulaiman. The brothers wrote the lyrics too.